Zalgiris grabs win, sets up date with Real in first place game

Krivas opened the scoring with a three-point play and Joshua Bonga’s triple put Zalgiris ahead 2-6. Kroflic sparked NGL’s first run with five points to take the lead 11-10. Murauskas picked up three points at the other end and Bonga scored for a 14-19 lead, which was 16-19 after 10 minutes. Murauskas scored three points early in the second quarter and the advantage was 18-24. NGL reeled off a 15-3 run - with Kroflic scoring eight points - to pull ahead 33-27. Zalgiris stopped the surge and was down 35-31 at halftime.

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Zalgiris came out of the locker room in style with Murauaskas, Mantas Laurencikas and Kublickas hitting three-pointers in a 0-15 run for a 35-46 lead. Kroflic hit a triple for NGL’s first points after more than 7 minutes. That started an 11-2 surge with Kroflic beating the buzzer with a three-pointer to trim the deficit to 46-48 after 30 minutes. Krolic drained another triple early in the fourth quarter and NGL was within 49-50. Zalgiris came up with a 3-11 run to open a 52-61 cushion. NGL would not give up as Bautista Rodriguez scored four points and Kroflic’s three-pointer cut the deficit to 63-66 with 86 seconds left. Two Halvine Dzellat free throws made it a one-point game but Krivas tipped in Bonga’s miss with 13 seconds left to make it 65-68. Krivas then blocked Kroflic’s shot at the other end and Dzellat just missed and Zalgiris secured the win.

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas booked a spot in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana first place game by fending off U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana 65-68 to take top honors in Group A. Motiejus Krivas secured the win with a tip-in basket and blocked shot in the final 13 seconds as Zalgiris finished group play at 3-0 and set up a date Sunday against reigning continental champion U18 Real Madrid. Krivas ended with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks while Paulius Murauskas collected 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Kajus Kublickas added 11 points. The winner of the first place game will secure a ticket to the ANGT Finals at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade, where they will join U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne, U18 Stellazzurra Rome and U18 PFYM INSEP Paris, the first-placed finishers at the ANGT Belgrade, ANGT Patras and ANGT Varese, respectively. Urban Kroflic poured in 31 points in the loss but no other player scored in double figures as NGL dropped to 1-2.

Mantas Laurencikas - U18 Zalgiris Kaunas - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana v U18 Zalgiris Kaunas (2022-04-16T16:00:00.000Z)

Real rights past BASSANO, remains undefeated

Nikolas Cebrian’s three-pointer opened the scoring for Real with Porto hitting a triple among five points as BASSANO was up 5-7. Real reeled off nine straight points - four each by Vide and Ndiaye - to move ahead 14-7. Bamba scored four points at the other end and the score was 18-13 after 10 minutes. Real did not let up in the second quarter with Doumbia scoring six points in a 16-3 run to break the game open 35-18. Cecchi scored seven points at the other end and Matteo Rinaldin added a three-pointer as BASSANO was down 41-28 at halftime.

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After Ndiaye’s three-pointer to start the second half, Octavio Maretto and Tiefing Diawara both drained triples as BASSANO was within 44-36. Ndiaye followed with another triple and Mutambirwa converted a three-point play as Real surged ahead 54-39. Cecchi sparked a 0-9 spurt to pull within six points. Real used its depth of weapons with Veesaar scoring six points to remain ahead 63-54 after 30 minutes. BASSANO failed to score for nearly 3 minutes and four points from Vide extended the cushion to 71-58. Porto drained two three-pointers but the Italian side could not get the stops on defense as Doumbia scored four points and Cebrian hit a triple to lead 79-68 with just more than 2 minutes left. Sarr responded with a three-pointer of his own only to have Veesaar convert inside after a timeout and Real made five of six free throws to seal the win.

The reigning continental champion U18 Real Madrid remained undefeated at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana as it defeated debutant U18 Orange1 Bassano 86-73 to finish Group B play with a 3-0 mark. Real, which had already secured a spot in Sunday’s first place game, executed better down the stretch to extend its winning streak in ANGT qualifying games to 16 dating back to the ANGT Munich in 2017-18. Jan Vide scored 17 points for the winners with Henri Veesaar collecting 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, Amadou Doumbia tallying 13 points and 13 rebounds, Eli Ndiaye adding 12 points and Kaya Shona Mutambirwa chipping in 10 points. The first-time participant BASSANO fell to 0-3 despite 18 points from Andrea Cecchi while Matteo Porto scored 13 points, Moussa Bamba had 10 points and Leonardo Valesin contributed 3 points and 11 assists.

Henri Veesaar - U18 Real Madrid - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

U18 Real Madrid v U18 Orange1 Bassano (2022-04-16T14:00:00.000Z)

ALBA comes back to beat Brno for second win

Lukas Olbort’s two free throws started the scoring for Brno with two Machowski foul shots giving ALBA its first lead 2-3. Josef Svoboda hit a three-pointer at the other end and a triple from Adam Lukes made it 12-9. Machowski answered from deep but Necas scored four points and the Czech side led 18-14 after 10 minutes. Jan Polivka knocked down two three-pointers and the lead grew to 26-16. Two scores from Martin Studnicky increased the margin to 32-20 and Matej Rychtecky’s three-pointer had Brno up 37-24. ALBA finished the first half in better fashion and trailed 41-32 at the break.

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The German side continued the momentum in the second half with the first five points. After failing to score for more than 3 minutes, Necas picked up two baskets and Rychtecky’s triple pushed the lead to 48-39. ALBA fought back with a 2-11 run to even the game 50-50. Simon Svoboda answered with a three-pointer and Brno was up 57-53 after 30 minutes. Brno could not find a rhythm in the fourth quarter, going scoreless for the first 6 minutes and Machowski pushed ALBA ahead 57-59. Necas finally scored for Brno and he added an and-one and dunk before Simon Svoboda’s free throw for a 65-59 lead with under 2 minutes to play. ALBA went scoreless for more than 5 minutes but Machowski drained back-to-back three-pointers from the left corner to even the game 65-65 with 42 seconds left. After Rapieque split two free throws with 26 seconds remaining, Polivka turned the ball over and Schulte converted two from the line with 5.2 seconds left to secure the win.

U18 ALBA Berlin grabbed its second victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana by defeating U18 Basket Brno 65-68 and will play for third place in the event. ALBA came back from 13 points down and scored the final nine points of the game to finish Group B play with a 2-1 record. Rikus Schulte led the way with 19 points and 7 rebounds, Nils Machowski collected 16 points and Linus Ruf chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Brno dropped to 1-2 in the group despite Jakub Necas scoring 19 points to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists while Simon Svoboda scored 12 points.

Nils Machowski - U18 ALBA Berlin - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

U18 BASKET BRNO v U18 ALBA Berlin (2022-04-16T12:00:00.000Z)

Kublickas opened the game for Zalgiris with a three-pointer while Todorovic scored the next five points. There were three more lead changes and Murauskas made it 11-8. Zalgiris struggled to find its rhythm, failing to score for more than 3 minutes with Lon Lican draining a triple at the other end for Cedevita, which led 13-17 after 10 minutes. Zalgiris needed more than 3 minutes to score in the second quarter but Cedevita only had a Tomas Belina three-pointer to make it 13-20. Kublickas converted a three-point to cut the deficit to 18-20. After Zanki and Joshua Bonga both hit triples Rok Popovic had Cedevita ahead 25-31. Zalgiris kept Cedevita scoreless for the final 2 minutes and Emilis Bartninkas hit a three-pointer and Krivas converted a three-point play to give Zalgiris the lead 32-31 at the break.

Zalgiris continued the momentum going in the second half with the first five points for a 37-31 lead. Todorovic finally got Cedevita on the board, but the Lithuanian powerhouse kept up the pressure with Petras Pedegimas’ three-pointer starting a 12-0 run for a 49-33 advantage. Zalgiris’ offense went cold and Cedevita scored 10 straight points to close within 49-43. Mantas Laurencikas’ three-pointer snapped the drought and Bonga put Zalgiris ahead 54-44 after 30 minutes. Bartninkas gave Zalgiris the lead 56-44 as Cedevita went more than 2 minutes without a score. Todorovic’s three-pointer trimmed the gap to 56-49 but Murauskas punched back with a triple of his own to re-establish a double-digit lead and start a 10-2 run over the next 6 minutes to lead 66-51. All told, Cedevita scored just four points in the final 7 minutes.

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas remained perfect at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana with a 68-53 victory over host side U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Group A.  Zalgiris opened the second half on a 17-2 run and carried that momentum to the win for a 2-0 record despite committing 28 turnovers. Motiejus Krivas collected 17 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks while Paulius Murauskas tallied 12 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks and Kajus Kublickas scored 12 points. Cedevita dropped to 1-1 in the group despite Vukasin Todorovic scoring 14 points and Vice Zanki chipping in 12 points and 6 steals.

Zalgiris rides second half to second win

Paulius Murauskas - U18 Zalgiris Kaunas - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas v U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (2022-04-16T10:00:00.000Z)

Ndi hit a three-pointer early as NGL opened a 4-9 lead with Wilczek connecting from deep at the other end as the game was even 9-9. Ndi added four more points and the selection team was up 9-14. Andrzejewski drained a three-pointer for Gdynia to make it a two-point game before NGL led 16-21 after 10 minutes. Kroflic picked up four points early in the second quarter in a 2-7 spurt to lead 20-28. Jakub Bereszynski trimmed the margin to 28-32 only to see Folgueiras knock down two triples in a 2-11 surge for a 30-43 advantage, which was 33-43 at the break.

Folgueiras and Nowicki swapped three-pointers and Dzellat extended the lead to 38-52. Andrzejewski hit a three-pointer for the Polish team to get the deficit to nine points, but four points from Kroflic increased the margin to 45-60. Luis Garcia added five points and NGL led 53-65 after 30 minutes. Gdynia failed to score for the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter and Bautista Rodriguez picked up five points as the lead swelled to 53-74. Nowicki finally hit a triple for Gdynia but the team did not get closer than 15 points the rest of the way. 

U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana picked up its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana by knocking off U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia 64-84 to improve to 1-1 in Group A. NGL held Gdynia scoreless for the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter to pull away and forced 26 Gdynia turnovers. Halvin Dzellat paced the selection team with 14 points while Urban Kroflic had 12 points, Elijah Ndi scored 11 points and Alvaro Folgueiras chipped in 9 points and 11 rebounds. Szymon Nowicki scored 14 points to lead Gdynia, which dropped to 0-2 in the group. Jakub Andrzejewski had 13 points, Maksymilian Wilczek added 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Tymoteusz Sternicki tallied 10 points in the loss.

NGL defeats Gdynia for first win

Urban Kroflic - U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia v U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana (2022-04-16T08:00:00.000Z)

Real books spot in ANGT Ljubljana first place game

Simon Svoboda opened the scoring for Brno with a three-pointer, but the Czech team failed to score for 4 minutes - though Real could only pull ahead 3-6. Studnicky knotted the game with a three-pointer, but Brno went nearly 5 minutes without a point and Veesaar had four points to pull ahead 6-14. And Nikolas Cebrian’s three-pointer made it 8-17 after 10 minutes. Brno started strong in the second quarter with a Jan Polivka three-pointer and four points from Lukas Olbort to trim the gap to 15-19. And Joanis Koulisianis’ three-pointer had the Czech side within 20-24. Real started to pull away though with 15 straight points for a 20-39 lead, and Klavzar’s three-pointer made it 24-46. Brno trailed 26-48 at the break.

Real pushed the lead to 26-52 to start the third quarter. Brno worked to at least take the third quarter as Necas and Studnicky both scored four points and Josef Svoboda hit a three-pointer to make it 40-56. Necas and Studnicky both scored and it was 44-59. Real tallied the next five points but Necas knocked down a three-pointer and Brno out-scored Real 23-18 in the third quarter to trail 49-66 after 30 minutes. A Necas three-pointer made it 54-70 early in the fourth quarter, but Real ended any doubts with a 2-10 surge to lead 56-80.

U18 Real Madrid booked its spot in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana first place game by defeating U18 Basket Brno 61-92 for a 2-0 record in Group B. The defending continental champion pulled away with a 0-15 run in the second quarter while also out-rebounding Brno 62 to 34. Eli Ndiaye collected 17 points and 11 rebounds, Urban Klavzar scored 17 points, Baba Miller had 16 points and Henri Veesaar chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds. Martin Studnicky totalled 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead Brno, which dropped to 1-1 in the group. Jakub Necas added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

U18 BASKET BRNO v U18 Real Madrid (2022-04-15T18:00:00.000Z)

Jan Vide - U18 Real Madrid - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

### [U18 Orange1 Basket 73-75 U18 Basket Brno](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/angt-ljubljana-game-report-bassano-brno/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 Basket Brno opened the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana with a 73-75 victory over ANGT debutant U18 Orange1 Basket in Group B. Brno rallied from 15 points down and Simon Svoboda converted the game-winning three-point play with 48 seconds left. He led the Czech team with 16 points while Lukas Olbort and Jakub Necas both chipped in 15 points. BASSANO, which committed 20 turnovers, was led by Dame Sarr with 16 points with Matteo Porto scoring 15 points and Tiefing Diawara contributing 5 points and 14 rebounds. 

### [U18 Real Madrid 103-53 U18 ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/angt-ljubljana-game-report-real-madrid-alba-berlin/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

Reigning continental champion U18 Real Madrid cruised to a 103-53 victory over U18 ALBA Berlin to open its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana in Group B. Real used a 21-2 run spanning the first and second quarters to take control of the game. Urban Klavzar paced six Real players in double figures with 16 points and 5 assists. Jan Vide scored 15 points, Ismaila Diagne collected 14 points and 10 rebounds, Eli Ndiaye had 14 points and both Baba Miller and Amadou Doumbia scored 11 points in the win. Elias Rapieque was ALBA’s leading scorer with 11 points and both Nils Machowski and Rikus Schulte scored 10 points. 

### [U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 77-66 U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/host-cedevita-beats-ngl-for-first-win/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

Host side U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana started its first-ever Euroleague Basketball Adidas Generation Tournament Ljubljana with a 77-66 victory over U18 Next Generation Team Ljubljana in Group A. Cedevita had a 20-2 run early in the game and never was threatened the rest of the way. Lon Lican collected 18 points and 7 assists to lead the winners while Tomas Belina scored 13 points and Gasper Kocevar picked up 10 points and 10 rebounds. Niv Lempert came off the bench to lead NGL with 13 points with Luis Garcia scoring 11 points and Alvaro Folgueiras tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds and Halvin Dzellat chipped in 4 points and 10 rebounds.

### [U18 Zalgiris Kaunas 103-52 U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/zalgiris-way-too-much-for-gdynia/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas avoided a misstep to start its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana with a dominant 103-52 victory over U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia in Group A. The two-time continental champion scored the game’s first 14 points and led by 21 points in the first quarter in cruising to the win, taking the rebound battle 61-23 and holding Gdynia to just 1-of-24 (4.2%) on three-pointers. Paulius Murauskas led the way for Zalgiris with 22 points and 17 rebounds while Joshua Bonga collected 14 points and 7 rebounds and Motiejus Krivas chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jakub Andrzejewski was the sole player for Gdynia in double figures with 16 points.

### [U18 ALBA Berlin 78-74 U18 Orange1 Bassano](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/alba-rallies-to-beat-bassano-for-first-win/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 ALBA Berlin collected its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana by coming back to defeat U18 Orange1 Bassano 78-74 and improve to 1-1 in Group B. After trailing by 14 points, ALBA kept BASSANO scoreless for more than 3 minutes in the fourth quarter and won the game thanks to a 60-46 rebound advantage including 27 offensive rebounds. Elias Rapieque and Nils Machowski both scored 17 points and Rikus Schulte picked up 16 points and 17 rebounds. The ANGT debutant BASSANO was led by Moussa Bamba with 17 points and 15 rebounds while Dame Sarr chipped in 11 points in the defeat.

### [U18 Basket Brno 61-92 U18 Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/real-books-spot-in-angt-ljubljana-first-place-game/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

 U18 Real Madrid booked its spot in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana first place game by defeating U18 Basket Brno 61-92 for a 2-0 record in Group B. The defending continental champion pulled away with a 0-15 run in the second quarter while also out-rebounding Brno 62 to 34. Eli Ndiaye collected 17 points and 11 rebounds, Urban Klavzar scored 17 points, Baba Miller had 16 points and Henri Veesaar chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds. Martin Studnicky totalled 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead Brno, which dropped to 1-1 in the group. Jakub Necas added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

U18 Real Madrid grabbed two victories in Group B on Day 1 of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana to lock up a spot in Sunday's first place game. ALBA Berlin and Basket Brno both picked up one win in the group while U18 Zalgiris Kaunas and host team U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana both secured wins in Group A.

ANGT Ljubljana: Real wins group on Day 1

U18 Real Madrid champ ANGT Ljubljana 2 (photo Marin Susic) - JT21

The game went back and forth in the beginning with Matteo Rinaldin converting a three-point play for BASSANO and Machowski hitting a three-pointer for ALBA, which led 7-6. Matteo Porto’s free throws gave BASSANO a 7-10 lead. Another Machowski triple put ALBA back ahead 14-12. The next few minutes saw five lead changes and three ties before Porto’s dunk had BASSANO ahead 20-23. The debutant was leading 22-25 after 10 minutes. The Italian side scored the first five points of the second quarter to open a 22-30 lead. ALBA stayed close with an 8-2 spurt to close within 30-32. BASSANO withstood the run and knocked down four triples to take a 32-46 lead. The German side scored the final seven points of the first half and was down 39-46 at the break.

BASSANO tallied the first four points of the second half to extend the lead to 39-50. ALBA refused to go away and Rapieque picked up four points to pull within 47-51. BASSANO twice extended the margin to eight points but Schulte made it 57-60 after 30 minutes. Schulte opened the fourth quarter to cut the gap to one point and Kaya Bayram gave ALBA the lead again with Berk Akin making it 66-62. BASSANO answered with the next five points to pull back ahead. Bamba converted two free throws and it was 68-69. BASSANO failed to score for the next 3 minutes and Rapieque scored four points as ALBA took a 75-69 lead. Bamba stopped the scoring drought and Sarr drained a three-pointer with 42 seconds left to cut the gap to 75-74. Machowski got a tip-in to fall with 21 seconds left and then after Bamba missed a three-pointer Linus Ruf split two free throws with 5.1 seconds to lock up the win.

U18 ALBA Berlin collected its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana by coming back to defeat U18 Orange1 Bassano 78-74 and improve to 1-1 in Group B. After trailing by 14 points, ALBA kept BASSANO scoreless for more than 3 minutes in the fourth quarter and won the game thanks to a 60-46 rebound advantage including 27 offensive rebounds. Elias Rapieque and Nils Machowski both scored 17 points and Rikus Schulte picked up 16 points and 17 rebounds. The ANGT debutant BASSANO was led by Moussa Bamba with 17 points and 15 rebounds while Dame Sarr chipped in 11 points in the defeat.

ALBA rallies to beat BASSANO for first win

U18 ALBA Berlin v U18 Orange1 Bassano (2022-04-15T16:00:00.000Z)

Bonga and Murauskas both hit three-pointers in a 0-14 start to the game for Zalgiris. Gdynia needed more than 3 minutes before Jakub Bereszynski scored the team’s first points. Emilis Bartninkas added five points as Zalgiris pushed the lead to 8-29, and it was 10-29 after 10 minutes. It was 13-31 when Zalgiris mounted another push with Petras Padegimas converting a three-point play and Bonga knocking down a three-pointer for a 14-42 advantage. Antoni Sierwuk had four points for Gdynia but the Polish side trailed 18-49 at the break.

Zalgiris made sure there would be no upset, with Murauskas scoring seven of the first 12 points of the second half for an 18-61 cushion. The advantage swelled to 22-70 midway through the quarter. Zalgiris took its foot off the gas and Maksymilian Wilczek scored five points as Gdynia made it 36-76 after 30 minutes. Zalgiris needed more than 2 minutes to score in the fourth quarter but Gdynia was only able to score three points and the game had already long been decided.

U18 Zalgiris Kaunas avoided a misstep to start its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Ljubljana with a dominant 103-52 victory over U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia in Group A. The two-time continental champion scored the game’s first 14 points and led by 21 points in the first quarter in cruising to the win, taking the rebound battle 61-23 and holding Gdynia to just 1-of-24 (4.2%) on three-pointers. Paulius Murauskas led the way for Zalgiris with 22 points and 17 rebounds while Joshua Bonga collected 14 points and 7 rebounds and Motiejus Krivas chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jakub Andrzejewski was the sole player for Gdynia in double figures with 16 points.

Zalgiris way too much for Gdynia

U18 GAK Basketball Academy Gdynia v U18 Zalgiris Kaunas (2022-04-15T14:00:00.000Z)

Motiejunas Krivas - U18 Zalgiris Kaunas - ANGT Ljubljana (photo Marin Susic) - JT21